Does technology get popular for the right reasons?
Sam and Ryan chat about how much popularity matters when it comes to choosing and recommending technology, as well as whether a tool is responsible for its users' success or failure with it. They also talk about REST and GraphQL.
Topics include:
- 0:57 – Wanting to learn more about GraphQL
- 14:41 – Constraints, theory and reality in GraphQL and REST APIs
- 21:54 – What matters when choosing technology?
- 35:06 – Can GraphQL queries and types replace traditional ORMs?
- 48:47 – Why did Rails and other technologies become popular? Does it matter?
- 1:00:48 – Is there objectively true advice in programming?
Links:
- [The Bike Shed # 215: Start With People](https://bikeshed.fm/episodes/215)